MS. D'Orville 80
Summary Catalogue no.: 16958
Contents
, De arte rhetorica ad Herennium
Explicit: Gloria et laus Christo matrique pie. Amen. Ego Georgius Cl.
Language(s): Latin
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iii + 71 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 10.625 × 8 in.
Hand(s)
Written in Humanistic script by 'Georgius Cl.', fol. 66r (Pächt and Alexander ii. 402)
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Listed under Ferrara in Pächt and Alexander, corrected in the Bodleian's annotated copy to 'probably Padua'.
Jacques Phillippe D'Orville of Amsterdam (1690–1751)
Jean D'Orville, b. 1734, his son, by descent
Jean D'Orville, son of Jean, by descent
Sold to the Rev. John Cleaver Banks (1765/1766–1845): purchased from him by the Bodleian
Acquired by the Bodleian in 1804
Record Sources
Description adapted (February 2024) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1897). Decoration, localization and date follow Pächt and Alexander (1966)
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (3 images from 35mm slides)
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2024-02-05: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1897)